Why aren’t we talking about the attempted murder of a Supreme Court justice?
Imagine this scenario. It’s 2015. Ruth Bader Ginsburg is standing up for women’s bodily autonomy. She gives an interview to MSNBC in which she says every woman in America must have the right to a ‘safe abortion’ if she wants one. The pro-life lobby takes umbrage. Activists turn up at Ginsburg’s home and wave placards and shout slogans. They holler ‘Shame!’ as Ginsburg hides inside. Finally they leave, but one pro-life agitator feels so energised by the anti-Ginsburg fury that he decides he must kill the evil, baby-murdering justice. He goes to her home with zip ties, pepper spray, a hammer, duct tape and a gun. The only thing that stops him from carrying out his heinous deed is the presence of two marshals near the Ginsburg residence. The aspiring murderer leaves, bitter that he was unable to slaughter a judge for her political views.
